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RECORD of the CLASS 



1883 



AMHERST COLLEGE 

1886— 1888 



AMHERST, MASS. 

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Livingston Middleditch, 

Printer, 

26 Cortlandt St., N. Y. 



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Dear Classmates : 

Five years have passed since we left Amherst, and 
now the second Class Book goes out to you. Many have 
written that their lives during the past two years have 
been so uneventful that they have nothing of interest 
to tell the Class. But the careful reader of the record 
will see that a multitude of small changes has resulted 
in a steady development of the Class during this time. 
The Benedicks are much more numerous than formerly ; 
the nursery is becoming noisy ; almost all those who 
were students two years ago are now settled in profes- 
sional work. In short, the past two years have prac- 
tically completed the transition of the Class from col- 
lege to the work of life. 

While we are called to mourn the loss by death, since 
the last Re-union, of one who was a valued friend to us 
all, it is remarkable, and a cause for great ( thankfulness, 
that our ranks have been broken in so few places by 
death. Very few classes are spared as we have been. 
Since we entered college nine years ago, only four who 
have ever been connected with the Class have died, 
and only two of these graduated with us. 

Hoping that this little book will revive many pleas- 
ant memories, and quicken our old friendships and our 
affection for our college home, I am, 

Yours in '83, 

Edward S. Parsons. 
Brooklyn, N. Y., June, xi 



The Class Record. 

July, 1886, to July, il 



Everett A. Aborn writes :— " After the class reunion in 1886, I 
remained in the East nearly two months, and then returned to Chi- 
cago, in time for the fall term at the Union College of Law. I 
graduated at this institution in June, 1887, in a class of fifty mem- 
bers. In a modest way [characteristic [?] of me], I will incident- 
ally mention that I was one of the ' prize men,' and one of the 
Commencement speakers. After graduation I took a trip East, visit- 
ing old friends and places. I then returned to Chicago, where I 
have an office at 159 La Salle St. I am not engaged, and my matri- 
monial prospects are not flattering. My plans for the future may be 
expressed in two words, Law, Chicago." Address, 159 La Salle 
Street, or 1338 Washington Boulevard, Chicago, III. 

Charles S. Adams writes : — " I am ' willing to divulge ' every- 
thing, but rriy financial liabilities. After the Triennial reunion, 
which I thoroughly enjoyed, I returned to Jacksonville, and became 
identified with the law-firm of A. W. Cockrell & Son. In Novem- 
ber, 1886, was admitted, after examination to practice in U. S. 
Courts, and later, on motion, to State Courts. In January, was pro- 
moted to junior partner in the firm, which, though weak in numbers, 
I regarded before as one of the firmest firms in the legal firmament ; 
after my addition I have no hesitation in affirming it — more infirm. 
With the exception of one or two short vacations I have stayed right 
by the country. It is a grand place for one of my active, energetic, 
hustling temperament, and in the absence of ' Zack ' I have lots of 
fun. I helped found, and was elected Secretary of, the Jacksonville 
Bar Association, before I was a member of the Bar ; entered the 
Board of Trade, aided in publishing its annual report and emerged 
as the chairman of the Committee in charge ; assisted in starting 
the Seminole Club, of which I belong to the House Committee ; am 
Secretary of the Jacksonville Suburban Real Estate and Railway 
Company ; pay assessments in the Florida Abstract and Title Secu- 



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rity Co. ; cook for the Florida Canoe Club ; have just been elected 
a member of the Florida Yacht Club; and subscribe myself Secre- 
tary of The New England Society of Florida, which we have re- 
cently organized. I don't have much time to fool around with legal 
duties, but collect my share of the spoils regularly, when there are 
any. Ufford, '82, Grover Cleveland and Edward S. Orr, 
have been here this season ; hadn't some of you boys better come ? 
Better come soon, as this is leap year, and the first female girl who 
says she can afford to rent the bridal chamber at the Ponce de Leon 
is a goner." Address, care A. W. Cockrell 6° Son, Jacksonville, 
Florida. 

John R. Ayer writes : — " Since my last class letter, the only 
event in my life worthy of mention, is my removal from Sturbridge, 
Mass., to Peekskill, N. Y., where I have rented a small piece of 
property belonging to an aunt of Mrs. Ayer. Here I continue the 
quiet and peaceful occupation of farming, i. e., raising 'garden 
truck ' and chickens. My home is within sight of the N. Y. Central 
and Hudson River R. R., about one mile south of Peekskill depot. 
Any of my old classmates will find a cordial welcome if ever they 
care to come and see me. Address, Peekskill, N. Y. 

Clinton J. Backus, writes : — " A short time before our triun- 
nal reunion, viz : June 17, 1886, I was married to Miss Carrie 
L. Haskins, of Oswego, N. Y., to whom I reported myself to be en- 
gaged in our last class book. Since that time, we have lived in St. 
Paul, my occupation being that of Principal and proprietor of 
Baldwin Seminary, an institution that enrolls annually about one 
hundred and fifty pupds. Last September, on the 2 2d day of the 
month, a little stranger came to us, whom we designate as Clinton 
J. Backus, Jr. If any member of the class of 1883 should come 
to St. Paul, and should wish to pay his respects to the young 
gentleman, we would be very glad to see him, at 24 Summit avenue. 
Address, 24 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minn. 

Edward E. Bancroft writes : — " Only a few words will be ne- 
cessary for my letter. It is just a year since I came to Wellesley, 
Mass., and suspended my sign as a practitioner of medicine, where 
a reasonable amount of success has been my lot. Previous to my 
coming here, which was in consequence of an opportunity to take an 
office about to be vacated by a physician. I spent eight months as 



an ' embryo physician ' in Waltham, Mass., where I should have 
remained, but for the above mentioned opportunity. This takes 
us back to the time covered by our previous book. Unlike many of 
our number, I have still to anticipate the joy of matrimony. Phy- 
sicians' lives are uneventful, as a rule, and thus far, my own is no 
exception. Address, Wellesley, Mass. 

Darwin L. Bardwell writes: — " I am still living in this sea-girt 
town, and enjoying myself in my work. My occupation continues 
to be that of a pedagogue ; and, as I have received a life certificate 
from the State, I probably shall grace (?) the profession for some time 
to come." Address, Greenport, L. I., New York. 

Wallace C. Boyden writes : — " I am now finishing my fourth 
year at Williston, and expect to stay for some time yet. This spring 
I was elected a member of the School Committee of Easthampton. 
Beyond this there have been no very marked changes in my history." 
Address, Easthampton, Mass. 

Howard A Bridgman writes : — " The admonishing postal 
card which I received from our secretary kindles within my breast 
emotions similar, I presume, to those which the reception of the first 
warning used to produce when Amherst was run on the old system. 
It serves as an incentive also to ransack my brain to discover, if I 
may, the few facts in my personal history which may be of in- 
terest to any of you. With me the two years seem to have been 
signalized by no marked event. I have not grown rich nor good- 
looking. I am still unknown to fame. The prizes of life continue 
to elude my clutches as easily as in the old college days, and I have 
yet to earn celebrity along philosophical or poetical lines. Upon 
my existence has not dawned ' the light that never was on sea or 
land, ' or, to speak in plain Saxon, I am not engaged. Despite all 
these and other drawbacks, which would unnerve any man not 
reared under the shadow of Smith College, I have been happy in 
the endeavor to do my work in the world in the place where I seem 
to be set. Part of the summer of 1886 was spent in the Adiron- 
dacks with Rush Rhees. My last year at Yale Seminary was the 
pleasantest in my student life. Graduating in May, I came soon to 
Boston, where I have resumed editorial connection with the Con- 
gregationalist, preaching occasionally in the outlying towns. There 
are nearly fifty young Amherst graduates in this vicinity, and meet- 



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ing them now and then helps to maintain interest in college affairs. 
My cordial greetings to all my classmates." 

Bridgman sailed for Europe on May 29th, to be absent three 
months. Address, care the Congregationalist, 1 Somerset St., Boston, 
Mass. 

Charles H. Butler writes : — " After leaving the Seminary of 
Gettysburg, Pa., in June, 1886, I entered, in the fall of that year, the 
Senior class at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City. 
Was graduated in May, 1887. During the year I was engaged in 
mission work in the city. Accepted there also a four months en- 
gagement of work of similar character, from May to September, 
1887. From October to December inclusive, of the same year, I 
supplied the pulpit of the English Lutheran Church in Frostburg, 
Md. Since the beginning of January, 1888, I have been unoccu- 
pied except by occasional preaching in and near Washington. I re- 
main unmarried and unengaged." Address, 1107 Eleventh Street, 
N. W., Washington, D. C. 

Edwin H. Byington writes : — " I graduated from Auburn (N. 
Y.) Theological Seminary May 4th, 1887, and was ordained on the 
24th day of the same month, by a Congregational Council in Spring- 
field, Mass. At that time I was placed in charge of two chapels of 
Hope Church in this city, one on Eastern avenue and the other on 
White street. The former was organized in February 1888, into a 
church with 68 members. I am neither married nor engaged." 
Address, 24 King Street Avenue, Springfield, Mass. 

Edward A. Cahoon writes : — "When our last class history was 
published, I was, I believe, ' punching cattle ' here in New Mexi- 
co. I continued in that business until July, 1887. Since that time 
I have held a position in the Albuquerque National Bank." Ad- 
dress, Albuquerque National Bank, Albu-querque, New Mexico. 

John A. Callahan writes : — " I am down here in Holyoke, where 
I have been for the past four years, trying to ' teach the young idea 
how to shoot.' It does not always shoot very high, though, except 
with the aid of pop-guns, toy pistols, etc. While in Amherst, I be- 
lieved in home rule ; I believe in it now, and, therefore, am still 
single. The social doctrine of ' two in one ' is as much a mystery 
to me as the religious doctrine of ' Three in One.' I have care- 



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fully considered Webster's ' Liberty and Union,' Seelye's famous 
' Liberty and Law,' but neither had any effect on my social life. 
Nor have I pledged myself to any fair maiden ; but my heart and 
hand are as free as the wind that scales our mountain tops and breezes 
through our valleys. I have no symptoms of palpitation of the heart, 
and, therefore, before I shall join the 'soft brigade,' many a time 
old Sol will descend the western sky and disappear beyond the 
Golden Gate of Sunset. I can say no more about my future." 
Address, Holyoke Highlands, Mass. 

Israel F. Chesley is still Treasurer of the S. N. and C. Russell 
Manufacturing Co., in Pittsfield, Mass. He is evidently very happy 
in his work and his home. The class boy, more than three years old 
now, is active, bright, handsome, affectionate and the second son, 
Israel F. Chesley, Jr., born December 28, 1886, " Ches " character- 
izes as " a dry, droll little chap with black eyes." Rumor hath it 
that " Ches " has had his fill of honors. Member of the School 
Committee, Presiding Officer of a Republican State Convention, 
President of a large Republican Club, the offer of the nomination for 
representative, these are a few positions accredited to him. He 
is also prominent in church work in Pittsfield, being the Superin- 
tendent of a mission school. In fact he seems to be very busy and 
very successful. Address, S. N. & C. Mussel/ Manufacturing Com- 
pany, Pittsfield, Mass. 

William Claflin writes : — " On July 1st, 1886, I became junior 
partner with Isaac Claflin in firm of Isaac Claflin & Co., Real Es- 
tate and Loans, at 154 Lake St., Chicago, 111. I was married Octo- 
ber 14th, 1886, to Grace C. Thurston. I live at Lombard, and am 
still in same business. Glad to see the boys when they pass this 
way." Address, 154 Lake Street, Chicago, III. 

Walter C. Clapp writes : — " There is little to be added to the 
chapter of my history sent two years ago. I had then been nearly a 
year at the General Theological Seminary in New York. The fol- 
lowing year I remained in the same place, and was engaged in lay 
mission work at Rockville Center, L. I., — work which I was greatly 
interested in, and which I only gave up because it encroached upon 
my studies. A visit made to a friend who was one of the staff of 
clergy of Mt. Calvary Parish, Baltimore, during Easter-week of last 
year, 1887, led to my succeeding him in the work here. In order to 



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do this I shortened my seminary course by a few months, but cov- 
ered all the ground by summer work, and passed all the required 
examinations. Was ordained to the Diaconate at Calvary Church, 
New York, by the Rt. Rev. H. C. Potter, on Sunday, December 18, 
1887. Was immediately transferred to the Diocese of Maryland and 
entered upon my duties in this parish. There are two churches, one 
for white and one for colored people; more than four hundred com- 
municants attached to each; ordinarily four clergy, two assigned to 
the work of each church, all living together at the Clergy House. 
The recent departure of the priest who had built up the colored 
congregation leaves me alone in that portion of the work. Con- 
nected with the parish is a branch of the All Saints' Sisterhood of 
London; also a colored sisterhood. There is a day-school for 
white children, also one for colored children ; a Home for colored 
boys, and numerous Guilds and parish societies. The work is unique 
and interesting, tho' not without its peculiar difficulties. I have no 
plans, matrimonial or other. Should be glad to have any of the 
fellows call upon me." Address, Mt. Calvary Clergy House, 816 N. 
Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Md. 

Irving E. Comins writes : — " Three days after writing my last 
letter, the ' calmness ' with which I was contemplating a quiet ' old 
bachelorhood ' was abruptly terminated, and I became engaged to 
Miss Etta R. Leonard of Worcester. Had I been quite sure of the 
success of my proposal, I would have delayed the letter a few 
days. The above happy state of affairs continued until June 8th, 
1887, when we were married and went to keeping house at 46 
Wellington St., Worcester. My business is still in Rochdale, where 
I am a member of the firm of Comins & Co , and have entire 
charge of the mill. We make goods for the wholesale skirt and shirt 
trade and have an annual production of four hundred thousand 
yards." Address, Rochdale, Mass. 

Thomas L. Comstock writes : — "Since my last letter for the 
class-book I have been steadily at work in the lumber business and 
have the satisfaction of knowing that what I have done has so far 
been successful. I have just returned from atrip West, seeing in my 
travels Aborn, Field, Trowbridge, Hamilton and Zack. I spent a 
few days with Zack and he has not changed at all, and is head over 
heels in business, doing finely and in a splendid position." Address, 
Greenfield, Mass. 



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Frank E. Cotton writes : — "Since the last record was published 
St. Louis has continued to be the field of my labors, and as I look 
from the office window on the broad Mississippi with its powerful 
current, it seems a veritable type of the stream of life into which we 
were launched five years ago. But few changes have marked my 
course for the last two years. In February last, having become dis- 
satisfied with the prospects for the lumber business in St. Louis, I 
made a change, and am now with the St. Louis Steam Heating & 
Ventilating Co. I am still single and the long familiar boarding 
house has not yet lost its hold upon me. Amid the rush of busi- 
ness and the never-ending demands of society in a city like this, my 
thoughts turn often to old Amherst an ' Eighty-three.' " Address, St. 
Louis Steam Heating 6° Ventilating Co., 901 North Main St., St. 
Louis, Mo. 

Avery F. "Cushman writes : — " My letter will be very short, be- 
cause there is positively nothing to add to my letter in the book pre- 
pared and published two years ago. I have continued the practice 
of law at the same place since that time and I am now thus engaged. 
I shall (D. V,) be married to Miss Minnie A. Hedden, of Orange, 
N. J., on the 14th day of June, 1888, at Orange. That is the whole 
story of my life since the last letter." Address Goodrich, Deady 6° 
Goodrich, 59 Wall St., N. Y. City. 

Christakis A. Derebey writes: — "With the greatest pleasure 
would I respond to the request of my classmates for a personal con- 
tribution to its history. In the year 1886, June 10, I completed my 
theological studies at Andover Seminary, and soon after, August 10, 
I received a call from the Congregational Church, at Cornish, Me. 
After a year's work there I resigned, and I came to Portland, Octo- 
ber 20, where I spent the winter, and at the end there my associa- 
tion with some of the large churches and experienced ministers 
gave me a better practical insight and knowledge of my work. I 
expect soon to settle, and next August marry Miss Pease, to whom I 
have been engaged since last July, 1887. February 16, 1888, I was 
ordained by the Williston Church, where I worked as an assistant of 
Rev. L. H. Hallock." 

Derebey accepted a call to the Congregational Church at West 
Brooksville, Maine, and began work there May 6. Address, West 
Brooksville, Maine. 



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Almon J. Dyer writes : — " About this time of the year 1886 is 
the last date in my to-be-continued autobiography for my fellow 
classmates of '83. Two years have brought little change to me and 
mine. We are in the same place, are the same in number, but with 
everybody and everything else we are two' years older. Our expe- 
rience is about the average one of a country pastorate among a kind 
and appreciative people. The first year the work wore upon me 
until I was almost prostrated. An exceptionally long vacation 
stopped that, and this, the second year, has seen my health steadily 
improve. To the duties of pastor I have added those of mem- 
ber of the school committee for the current year. Upton is at pres- 
ent four miles from the nearest railroad station ; but we expect, be- 
fore next Autumn, to have a railroad of our own. When that time 
comes we hope to see more of the boys of '83 at the parsonage." 
Address, Upton, or Cummington, Mass. 

Henry Fairbank. — By some mistake the letter of the Secretary 
to " Nugger " went astray, and so no letter has come from him. He 
was ordained as a missionary at Hatfield, Mass., on May 27, 1886, 
President Seelye preaching the sermon. Early in July he sailed for 
India. He spent a short time in England and reached India late in 
August or early in September. He was married to Miss Ruby E. 
Harding, daughter of Rev. Charles Harding, of the A.B.C.F.M., at 
ths home of the bride's father in Sholapur, India, on September 16, 
1866. Since that time he has been hard at work as a member of the 
Marathi mission of the A.B.C.F.M., having a station at Wadale, 
a few miles to the northeast of Ahmednagar, and doing some teach- 
ing in the theological school at the latter place. It was evident that 
his cup of happiness was filled to the brim when he sent the follow- 
ing announcement over the seas : Born at Ahmednagar, India, 
December 7, 1887, to Rev. and Mrs. Henry Fairbank, a son, Samuel 
B. Fairbank, tipping the scales at 8*4 pounds. 

Address, Ahmednagar, Bombay Presidency, India. 

Walter T. Field writes : — "When I last gave an account of 
myself I was with the publishing firm of S. C. Griggs and Co. In 
October of '86 I left there, and took a position as assistant editor of 
the Advance, where I remained until the following Spring, when I had 
an offer from Harper and Bros. I am now with them at their West- 
ern Educational Agency in Chicago. Prospects excellent. Nothing 
startling has occurred to me since I last wrote. I have my hair cut 



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about once a month and wash my face with the utmost regularity each 
morning on arising." Address. 255 and 257 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 
III. 

Frank H. FittS writes : — " To write an account of the past two 
years in my life which will be interesting to the class is not an easy 
task. Two years is comparatively a short time, and when nothing 
startling has occurred and few changes made, one wonders what to 
write. On July 22, 1886, the Boston factory of the Bradley Fertilizer 
Co., where I was employed as foreman, was destroyed by fire. For 
the few succeeding months until October, 1886, I served the same 
firm at their factory at North Weymouth, Mass. While there I was 
offered a larger salary by the Bowker Fertilizer Co., and on October 
4, 1886, I commenced to work for that firm in Brighton District, 
where to date I have since remained. I enjoyed the pleasure of 
attending the meeting of the Amherst Young Alumni Association, 
February 3, 1888, where our honored classmate, H. A. Bridgman, 
was toast-master, and the meeting was a very pleasant one." 
Address, 152 Market Street, Brighton, Mass. 

George B. Foster writes : — "I have been engaged in the bank- 
ing business nearly the whole time since the issue of our last report, 
and am so engaged at present, being connected with the Massachu- 
setts National Bank in Boston, Mass. My home address remains the 
same." Address, 505 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, Mass. 

Edwin Fowler writes: — "The two years which have passed 
since I made my feeble contribution to '83's last Class Book, have 
not been marked by many of those events which make one's life in- 
teresting to talk about. Plenty of work, for the most part enjoyable, 
pleasant surroundings, general good health, — when I have mentioned 
those I have told the most of the story — not a very bad story 
either. ' Pleasant Surroundings,' though, is a pretty general way 
of putting it. Some of you may be seeking such surroundings, or 
doubting as to how to find them, or even beginning to wonder 
whether they are to be found, although I hope none have come to 
that ; and then, what is ' pleasant ' for one is not so for another, 
and so I must specify, at least to some extent. There has been 
one event in these uneventful two years. On September 8th, 1886, 
I was married at Gouverneur, N. Y., to Miss Jennie A. Brodie, of 
that place, formerly a teacher in Tilden Seminary at West Lebanon, 



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N. H. We had known each other since we were children, and knew 
what we were about. We came at once to Emporia, where I had lived 
for more than two years already, and set up a home of our own, and 
that, with good friends outside, constitutes the principal part, for 
me, of the 'pleasant surroundings.' I have no great accumulation 
of worldly goods, but am not yet ' on the town,' notwithstanding 
drouth, chinch-bugs, etc. I am still in the employ of the Central 
Loan and Land Company as abstract clerk at this writing, but shall, 
if all goes as is planned, be a member and Secretary of the Company 
before this letter is published in the Class Book. I shall then be 
in charge of the main office, and I may as well consider myself 
located here for the next five years at least." Address, Central Loan 
and Land Company, Emporia, Kansas. 

Enoch W. French writes: — "I am still connected with the 
Signal Corps. Have been stationed at Prescott, Arizona Ter., 
since May 25th, 1886, in charge of the station. I expect to sever 
my relations with the Corps on the 10th of next October, when I 
shall probably accept the position of Probate Judge and Superin- 
tendent of Public Schools in this county. I am interested in the 
stock business and will be permanently located in Prescott." 

Address, Prescott, Arizona Territory. 

Jonathan Greenleaf writes : — " The two years that have passed 
since our Class re-union in '86 have been marked by events most 
important in my life history. Having candidated for a pulpit in 
several places, both before and after my graduation from Union 
Theological Seminary, May 11, 1886, I received a call, August 
12, 1886, to become Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church 
of Hobart, N. Y., a village of a thousand inhabitants, situated 
upon the western slope of the Catskill Mountains. I accepted 
the call and began my work with the Hobart Church September 5, 

1886, where I was ordained to the ministry and installed pastor by 
the Presbytery of Otsego, September 22, 1886. My life as a minister 
of the gospel has been a busy one, but at the same time exceedingly 
pleasant. I find the preparation of two sermons a week, together 
with the necessary pastoral work, requires cousiderable time and 
effort, but I seem to prosper under it, for my people tell me that my 
bodily frame is rapidly assuming gigantic proportions. My par- 
sonage at first I rented, living the life of a bachelor until July 6th, 

1887, when I was united in marriage to Miss Laurette May Dutton, 



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of Milford, N. H., since which time I have settled down in a home 
of my own. P. S. — Since writing the letter for our class book, I 
have additional news to record. Born May 2, 1888, Jonathan Par- 
sons Greenleaf." Address, Hobart, Delaware County, New York. 

Martin L. Griffin writes : — " It is Sunday afternoon. The writer 
believes the old saying, 'the better the day the better the deed,' so 
he will take a few minutes to give you a brief history of himself since 
he saw you in June, 1886. During this time very few new or inter- 
esting events have happened. I am still an analytical chemist here, 
located as I have been for nearly four years. I am chiefly employed 
by paper and chemical fibre mills, though doing a variety of other 
work. I am still, as I have been for nearly three years chemist to the 
Hudson River Water Power and Paper Company, whose property is 
located in Mechanicsville, N Y., spending a part of my time at the 
mill there. I still retain several small offices for the city here which 
require some chemical knowledge, and which I have filled since I 
came to the city. November 1, 1887, I employed the services of a 
young German student of chemistry as my assistant. We spend 
more or less time in enlarging our knowledge, and have been profit- 
ably rewarded. My ambition is to establish some day an industry 
of a highly scientific and useful nature, where there will be ample 
scope for chemistry and chemical engineering, and with pecuniary 
returns proportionally. This, however, may never be realized. I 
am still unmarried, with no prospect in this direction — too busy." 
Address, Holyoke, Mass. 

Edward A. Guernsey writes : — " In the fall of 1886, I went to 
New Orleans, La., as instructor in Straight University, remaining 
there until the following June, when I came north again. During the 
summer I entered the office of the Bridge Teachers' Agency of Bos- 
ton to learn the business, and in fall came to Minneapolis to open and 
manage a Western office of the business, but soon moved my office 
to St. Paul, where I am now, I think, permanently located. I have 
added a school supply department to my business, and deal in 
kindergarten and school supplies of all kinds. I have not yet de- 
serted the ranks of the bachelors, but am thinking of doing so in the 
near future." Address, No. 50 West Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minn. 

Samuel W. Hallett writes : — " My life has been much the 
same as it was the first three years after graduating. In the fall of 



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1 886, I was called to Ware, Mass, again to continue school-teach- 
ing. I had been there previous to this for nearly three years as 
Principal of the Grammar School. This time I took charge of the 
High School, and with two assistants and seventy scholars I have 
found the work exceedingly pleasant. I suppose, like the license 
question, the marriage question is to be answered by 'yes' or 'no' 
in this pamphlet. The same ' no ' ballot would serve me in either 
case." Address, Ware, or Hyannis, Mass. 

Walter L. Hallett writes : — " I have been diligently endeavor- 
ing to prevent the cord of life from snapping in some cases, snap- 
ping it in others, since the last class book. I have named a few 
beings, but have changed the name of none." 

Address, Mansfield, Mass. 

Charles W. Hamilton writes : — " I regret to say that I cannot 
offer anything very startling or that will be of much interest. I am 
still connected with the Milwaukee Harvester Company, acting as 
assistant secretary and treasurer. The business outlook is very 
promising, and I trust by assiduous efforts on my part I can keep 
the wolf from the door. By the time you again ask for information I 
shall undoubtedly be a staid old married man, with my forehead deeply 
wrinkled and all my back hair gone. However, I am perfectly willing 
to make the change, with all its uncertainties, and only wish I might be 
present with my fair bride about commencement time in June, 1888, 
but the fates have willed otherwise, and I must content myself with 
a visit to the dear old college home some years later. Hope to hear 
that more of the boys have entered the " great unknown " with me, 
when the next report comes on the scenes. Tom Comstock ven- 
tured out into this wild Western country the other day looking as 
natural as life. Says he is not engaged nor any sign of it, but Tom 
was always very sly, so I look for something from him soon." Ham- 
ilton is to marry, in the fall or early winter, Miss Elizabeth Noyes, 
of Milwaukee. Address, Milwaukee Harvester Company, Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin. 

Frederick W. Hamlin writes : — " Since the date of the last 
issue of the book I have been quietly pursuing my studies, and grad- 
uate on the 13th of April next. [N. Y. Homoeopathic Medical Col- 
lege.] I stand at the head of my class, and shall carry off a hand- 
some prize. Pardon me for the egotism displayed in the last two lines, 



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but I want to tell it just as it is. I shall settle here in New York. 
My exact location is not yet decided upon. I am not yet married or 
engaged, and can smoke my pipe in peace and quietude." Address, 
Amherst, Mass. 

David P. Hatch writes : — " The second chapter of my post- 
collegiate history opens July i, 1886. On that day I was ordained 
to the gospel ministry, and installed over the Congregational Church 
in Rockland, Maine. The usual round of pastoral duties was 
broken, after four months, by a wedding, at which I did not officiate, 
but held a more conspicuous position. October 27, 1886, was the 
date of my marriage to Miss Caroline Patton, of Washington, D. C. 
The main element that often comes up to disturb the serenity of a 
minister's family is the hardness of heart in a parish where every- 
thing but religion is in a flourishing state. Human nature on the 
coast of Maine seems to partake something of the character of the 
soil, and the name of the city will suggest what I mean. The first 
two years of a pastor's life imply hard work, a little experience 
gained, with often but few results to record. Such is my experience. 
The most arduous position I have yet assumed is that of Chairman 
of the Committee of Arrangements of the Maine State Conference 
of Congregational Churches, to be held with my church, June 19-21, 
1888. The first member of 1883 to share our humble hospitality 
was Whitcomb, whom we gladly welcomed with his assistant (?) last 
July. Patton also claims our home as his summer loafing place. 
The other members of the class may remember that Rockland is the 
first landing place at which the Bangor boat from Boston touches. 
It is delightful here in the summer, and at 29 Masonic street you 
will find a door-plate which says : ' D. P. Hatch.' " Address, Box 
552, Rockland, Maine. 

Foster S. Haven writes : — " As before stated, I graduated from 
the College of Physicians and Surgeons, N. Y. City, in the spring of 
1886. The following summer and winter I spent in hospital and 
dispensary work here in the city. In March, 1887, I opened my 
office at this address, 143 West Sixty-first street, where I still prac- 
tice. The year has been fairly successful. I keep up dispensary 
work, and in private practice am able to pay expenses. Hooker 
and I have lived together as before." Address, 143 West Sixty-first 
Street, New York City. 



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Willie P. Holcombe writes : — " Your peremptory summons to 
array myself for publication is at hand, at which I must confess my 
surprise, inasmuch as I had supposed it customary for authors to 
attend personally to the clothing of their literary characters. Surely 
do I wish this had been the case in the present instance, for, bio- 
graphically speaking, I am thread-bare at the elbows, knees and else- 
where, and in such an exposed condition I naturally shrink from ap- 
pearing to those who knew me in my earlier days. When I last wrote, 
you may recollect I was flirting with the law. Such conduct on my part 
long continued, I feared, would excite unfavorable comment among 
the gossips in the neighborhood, and so I married her in July, 1886. 
The next January we went to housekeeping at 62 Devonshire street* 
Boston, where we still are and hope to remain a while longer, unless 
they raise the rent. Concerning our domestic life, I am peculiarly 
sensitive. I think I married too young. I have found that she is 
much older than I ; that there are wrinkles where the roses were 
and which now she takes no pains to conceal ; that I was grossly 
deceived as to her ability to support me in the manner I desired. 
Instead of the blissful ease I had pictured, it has been a mighty 
struggle for existence, in which I have manifested a deep personal 
concern and an unnatural activity. This is all there is to tell, for 
beyond winning my bread, I have done nothing, said nothing, writ- 
ten nothing calculated to inspire my friends with pride, or my foes 
with envy ; neither is there anything I am unwilling to divulge, ex- 
cept my sins. So you see, sir, it is an insignificant part I take in the 
play, and you can easily dispense with me. Hence I'll gladly yield 
to the clamor of the pit, which is impatient to see the stars of the 
company, among whom I shall hope to recognize many familiar faces 
and a few friends." Address, 62 Devonshire street, Boston, Mass. 

Fred. R. Holt writes: — " I have very little of general interest to 
comunicate. Since my last class letter was written my life has been I 
that of a country pastor, whose life is supposed to have considerable 
routine connected with it. This is true to a certain extent, but 
routine is not necessarily monotonous. In September 1886, we took 
possession of the parsonage and have held the fort since then. 
I have had the usual number of weddings and funerals to attend. I 
enjoy the work very much, and have had the satisfaction of seeing 
it prosper. The location here is a good one for work, and the people 
are very pleasant, both circumstances tending toward mutual success." 



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Married, at the home of the bride, Rochester, N. Y., August 5, 
1886, Rev. Fred. R. Holt, to Miss F. E. Hath. Address, Yates, 
Orleans Co, New York. 

George E. Hooker writes : — " During the first of the two years 
since our record was closed in June, 1886, I continued the practice 
of law, at 10 Wall Street, New York. The second of those two years 
I spent as a junior in Union Theological Seminary, New York, 
This change of profession was the result of a purpose which had 
been maturing during my four years in the city. At the close of the 
Seminary year in May, just passed, I started for Wisconsin to en- 
gage in the work of establishing Sunday schools. But on reaching 
the field, I was called suddenly home, to Barre, Vt., on account of the 
sickness and death of my father, and shall, probably, be required 
there during most of the summer. I expect next year to join the 
middle class in Yale Divinity School." Address, Barre, Vermont. 

H. Seymour Houghton writes : — " In accordance with the wish 
expressed by our esteemed Editor of the Class-Book, I am happy to 
relate all that has occurred in my life since we met at our Triennial 
Reunion at Amherst, two years ago. I had at that time just finished 
my medical studies, and having been so fortunate as to secure one of 
the four appointments to a position in Bellevue Hospital, New York 
City, had just entered upon my eighteen months service there. The 
next summer, having successively served as Junior and Senior Assist- 
ant to the Third Surgical Division, I became House Surgeon, and 
continued in that capacity until the Fall of 1887. My service, which 
should have ended the first of October, was abruptly terminated in 
August by a very severe attack of typhoid fever. This illness was 
prolonged by a relapse, most exhausting in its effects, and from which 
I was able to recover only by the most persistent and energetic 
nursing. It was not until the first of December that I could con- 
sider myself well once more. Although occurring thus opportunely 
at the close of my hospital service, and not in the middle of 
it, it rendered necessary, however, the postponement of my wed- 
ding, which had been appointed for the twelfth day of October. 
About three months later, therefore, on the fifth day of January of 
the present year, I was married to Miss Sadie C. Preston, second 
daughter of Mr. William R. Preston, of No. 27 West 48th Street, 
New York City. On this occasion I was honored by having for best 
man, my good friend and classmate, Mr. Parsons. After a brief 



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tour and stay in New York, I sailed with my bride, on the 28th 
of January, for Europe. At present writing we are living in the 
beautiful Rhenish city of Bonn, busily engaged in the study of 
German, preparatory to a course of study in the Universities of 
Vienna and Berlin. I expect to remain in Europe until the Fall of 
1889, and then return to New York, where I hope to locate per- 
manently." Address, Monmouth Beach, N. J. 

David B. Rowland, when the last class-book was issued, was 
on the Daily Herald, Rutland, Vt. He left that paper and came to 
Springfield, Feb. 18, 1887, and since that time has been a member 
of the editorial force of the Springfield Republican. He has recently 
been promoted to the night-editorship. He is unmarried and ex- 
pects to remain so for some time. Address, Springfield Republican, 
Springfield, Mass. 

Alva L. Hyde writes : — " My business is still lumber dealing, 
in the same place. Our home rejoices in the same number of mem- 
bers, and looking back over the past year and a half we can see no 
special change save that the youngster (then a few months old), no 
longer a helpless babe, has put away the continuous squall and is 
perpetually engaged in all manner of mischief. In short we have 
settled down and would like to see any member of '83." Hyde's 
child was born May 17th, 1886, and is named Elizabeth Lincoln 
Hyde." Address, Southbridge, Mass. 

John M. Johnson writes that he " draws the line " when I ask 
him to write his history. He says that he has no time or inclina- 
tion for such things where he lives. He is still in Norwich, Conn. 
His father died during the winter, and I hear that most of the posi- 
tions of trust which his father held have devolved upon him. He has 
been very successful in business, and has the trust and confidence of 
the whole community. Under such circumstances, the secretary 
thinks it is time that Mrs. Johnson should appear on the scene, but 
" John " has as yet made no confessions. Address, Norwich, Conn. 

Frederick Kendall writes : — " Since our last reunion, I have 
made some important changes, which, from a business point of view, 
have bettered my condition very materially. I held my position as 
bookkeeper for the Eau Claire Lumber Co. at Eau Claire, Wis., at a 
good salary, until last spring. At that time, Mr. O. H. Ingram, a 



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successful lumberman of that city, offered another young man and 
myself whatever capital we might need to purchase and to operate a 
retail lumber yard, at some good point, each of us to have a third 
interest in the business. We came to Fort Scott, Kans., a thriving 
city of about 15,000 inhabitants, and on May 18, 1887, we bought 
out a prosperous business and formed a stock company, with a cash 
capital of $15,000. Business has been good and we find abundant 
opportunity and reason for being ' not slothful in business.' Socially, 
my life is not materially different from what it was two years ago; 
my hat still covers my family, and my ' home,' at present consists 
chiefly of the four square walls of one square room. It will not 
probably always be thus, for every day sees new arrivals at Fort 
Scott, and there are scores of new cottages being built. Here, as 
elsewhere, I have found very many friends, and my work in connec- 
with the Baptist Church and Sunday school is very agreeable." 
Address, Fort Scott, Kansas. 

Joseph R. Kingman writes : — " It would take less than 350 
words to chronicle my history during the last two years. I am willing 
to divulge everything, but when all was told no one would be any 
the wiser. You may say that my address is Minneapolis, care of 
Woods & Kingman, and that I shall be glad to receive and entertain 
any member of the Class of '83." Address, care Wood 6° Kingman, 
Mmneapolis, Minn. 

Wilbert B. Lew writes : — " Since my graduation I have posed as 
the longwinded book-agent, as a veterinary student, a full fledged 
veterinary with the necessary credentials, and finally as order, and 
shipping clerk for the firm of J. N. Leonard & Co., Silk Thread 
Manufacturers, Northampton, Mass., — my present position. As a 
book-agent, and as student, I won many honors though few financial 
ones. My success as a veterinary won me both in a measure, till I 
was obliged to rest on account of my health. My present position 
is one full of honor at a moderate, though not mean, salary, and is 
one that I have occupied since July 27th, 1887." Address, Lock 
Box 199, Northampton, Mass., or Amherst, Mass. 

Theodore G. Lewis writes : — " I have lived in New York 
since June, 1886; for one year was assistant managing clerk in the 
law office of Carter, Hornblower & Byrne ; was admitted to the New 
York bar in November, 1887. After the dissolution of the firm of 



Carter, Hornblower & Byrne in January, 1888, started out for myself, 
having offices with the firm of Carter, Hughes & Cravath, at 346 
Broadway. My practice is growing and I am well content." Ad- 
dress, 346 Broadway, New York City. 

John W. Low writes : — " Since leaving College, I have indulged 
in numerous vocations and occupations, but principally in manufac- 
turing. During the last winter I have been in Albany with my 
father, who is in the State Senate, and lately interested in an Electric 
Light scheme for our town. Am now President of the Company, and 
we expect to put in our plant immediately. Am also engaged in manu- 
facturing tanner's tools and wood-working machinery. I am not 
married, nor engaged. I think some of a trip to Europe this summer 
but am not certain." Address, Middletown, New York. 

Corey F. McFarland writes : — " I have added my name to the 
list of 'JoUy Millers' during the past year, having signed as Secretary 
of the ' Wing Flour Mill Co. (Charleston, 111.), since last July. I 
have added it also to the list of ' Benedicts.' I married, November 
3, 1887, Miss Mamie Fizer, of Memphis, Tenn. Everything has been 
moving smoothly with me in every respect, and am pleasantly situa- 
ted, both in business and social life. I am fortunate in being associ- 
ated in business with E. S. Orr." Address, Charleston, III. 

John H. Manning has not responded. A postal in the hand- 
writing of another says he will not be at the Reunion. 
Address, P. O. Box 179, Andover, Mass. 

Frank B. Marsh writes : — " When my last letter for the Class- 
book was written, I was in the employ of the Connecticut River R. 
R. Co., at Springfield, Mass. I retained my position in the passen- 
ger department there until March, 1887, when I returned to Brook- 
lyn, my former home, and again entered business in New York. The 
position which I accepted, and which I now hold, is with Wm. Mac- 
naughtan's Sons, 168 and 170 South Fifth Ave., New York City, who 
do a large wool and fur commission business. My present business 
is much more to my taste than railroading, and I see more prospect 
in getting ahead in it. I am engaged to Miss Marion, of Brooklyn, 
N. Y. I still subscribe for the Student, and find much in it to 
interest me, and am more devoted to Amherst College than ever." 
Address, 168 and 170 South Fifth Ave., N. Y. 



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Marcus M. Mason is still in business in Cheyenne, Wyoming 
He is General Manager of the Snow Cattle Company, Secretary and 
Treasurer of the Cheyenne Land and Live Stock Company, and Sec- 
retary and Treasurer of the Wyoming Meat Company. He has an 
office in the city and makes Cheyenne his headquarters, visiting the 
several ranches of the companies as occasion requires. He is also 
Treasurer of the Congregational Church, in that city. The secretary 
had the privilege of spending a few days at his home last summer, 
and can testify that he and his wife well represent the Class of '83 on 
the Western frontier. Address, Cheyenne, Wyoming. 

Calvin H. Morse writes : — " Really, I have nothing to add to 
what I wrote you before. Since then I have been in Wyoming, with 
the exception of a few months spent at Ware, Mass., this last win- 
ter." Address, Hotel Windsor, Denver, Colorado. 

Henry C. Nash, Jr., writes : — " At the time of the publication 
of the last Class Book of '83, I was a law student in the office of 
Dickinson & Cooper, of this town, from which office I graduated, 
and was admitted to the Hampshire County Bar, at Northampton, 
March 2, 1887. I opened an office in this, my native town, on June 
1st. My friends, acquaintances and townspeople, have favored me 
with their legal business to such an extent that I have decided to re- 
main here for the present. While a law student, and since admit- 
tance, I have been an instructor in Mount Pleasant Institute." Ad- 
dress, Amherst, Mass. 

William K. Nash writes : — " I have not much to write that will 
interest the Class. I have been teaching in Amherst since June, 
1886, and am principal of Mt. Pleasant School for boys. I do not 
contemplate making any change at present. I am neither married 
nor engaged." Address, Amherst, Mass. 

Horatio B. Newell writes : — " Your letter calling for an experi- 
ence-meeting talk found its way here to my mountain retreat (Nag- 
aoka, Japan) comparatively recently. It found me as the only for- 
eigner, and, with one possible exception, the only English-speaking 
resident of this city of 25,000 people. As a natural consequence, it 
found me imbibing deeply of the 'dialect.' However, I am glad to 
stop between the drinks and try to call up a few sober facts in my 
life, since writing two years ago from Nebraska. Returning to Chi- 



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cago that fall, I graduated from the Theological Seminary, the fol- 
lowing spring, in a class of twenty-five. Before graduating, I had 
decided to engage in foreign work. I spent my summer in the East 
and attended the graduating exercises at Yale Seminary, and later at 
Amherst, where I had the pleasure of once more sitting down to an 
Alumni dinner and looking into the faces of some of the genial 
friends of the long yet short four years ago. One of the most no- 
ticeable features of that meeting was that not an '83 man flunked — 
not even myself. The rest of the summer I scattered myself around 
in a general sort of way, from Maine to Connecticut. On August 25, 
I received ordination at the First Congregational Church, Greenfield, 
Mass., Dr. Judson Smith, of the American Board, preaching the ser- 
mon. Three days later I started for Japan, arriving at Yokohama 
September 29. The first three months were spent in teaching in the 
new school of Nugata, after which I came to this place, 50 miles up 
the river, to hold the fort till some one can be found to take perma- 
nent charge of the work. This letter invites any member of '83 to 
call on me at any time, in my queer little Japanese house, and as- 
sures him a warm welcome, and a good bed — on the floor." Address, 
Nagaoka, Japan. * 

Clarence L. Nichols writes : — "I am five years older than when 
I graduated. I am practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon, the 
best city in the United States. I own a gold mine in Southern Ore- 
gon, which I am anxious to sell. It has a good tunnel, and by dili- 
gent search you may find gold. Terms, cheap for cash. I am not 
married, but am very happy and successful in my profession." Ad- 
dress, P. O. Box 806, Portland, Oregon. 

Alexander D. Noyes writes : — " I am still financial editor of the 
Commercial Advertiser, as I have been since the winter of 1885. My 
work is the same, my residence and state of single blessedness un- 
changed. Your report of the Triennial might be extended to date, 
without further comment." Address, Montclair, N. J. 

William Orr, Jr., writes : — "The summer of 1886 I spent in the 
West. This trip gave an excellent opportunity to meet some of the 
ambitious sons of '83. Field, I found in Chicago, and spent a few 
days most pleasantly. Hamilton, cheery as ever, greeted me at 
Milwaukee. Minneapolis contained — barely — Kingman, a rising 
young attorney, and, in sight of the sign of Woods, Hahn and King- 



man, Semple made his quarters. Rounds I found in Fargo, Dak. 
To all of these classmates the Record, which I had with me, proved 
a source of much pleasure. I spent a month in the extreme frontier, 
penetrating" as far as the Ft. Yates reservation on the Missouri. I 
returned by way of the Great Lakes to my work in Hatfield. The 
details of school work would be of little interest. In the vacation 
of 1887 I traveled in Europe, visiting Germany, Switzerland, 
France and the British Isles. One of the pleasantest incidents of 
this experience was my visit with Mr. and Mrs. Williston Walker in 
Leipzig. I returned home in September, 1887, and continued to 
follow my work as teacher in Hatfield, from whence this letter is 
written. These two years have brought to me much of hard work, 
clearer views of life and its duties, and but little of glory or wealth. 
The main satisfaction is in keeping a-going." 

The engagement of William Orr, Jr., to Miss Charlotte E. Pettis, 
of Westfield, Mass., is announced. Address, Hatfield, Mass. 

William B. Owen writes : — " It certainly will not take 350 
words for me to relate the leading events in my life from June 1st, 
1886, to the present time. I graduated from the Law Department 
of the Boston University in June of '86. I took the examinations 
of the Suffolk County Bar in the July following. I then went to 
Washington, D. C, and studied Patent Law in the office of Richard 
K. Evans, remaining there till January 1st, 1887, when I came to 
Boston and commenced the practice of the noblest of professions. 
My practice was so large that I decided to have a partner, and so on 
the 2 2d of February, 1887, I entered into a life-long partnership 
with that girl who had waited for me seven years. That is the last 
great event in my life, and I will close — but not without adding a 
word of advice to all who have not had practical experience in the 
law. Never encourage your children to study law unless you can 
give them an education, and when they have traveled the twelve 
years' road to the Bar, be able to say to them — 'here is $10,000 for 
you to starve on while you are establishing yourself.' " Address, 23 
Court street, Boston, Mass. 

Edward S. Parsons: — The summer of 1886 I spent trav- 
eling in Europe, returning to work at the Yale Divinity School 
late in September, and graduating there in May, 1887. In June of 
that year I began work for the summer in a little Congregational 
church, at Platteville, Colorado, a " city " of one hundred and 



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seventy-five inhabitants, on the plains, thirty-four miles north of 
Denver. Late in the summer I returned East, visiting Marcus 
Mason on the way, and calling on several of the class in Chicago. 
In September I commenced a graduate year at the Yale Divinity 
School, which ended in May. Before it closed, I accepted a call to 
the Congregational Church at Greeley, Colorado, eighteen miles 
north of my former field, and I expect to begin work there on the 
8th of July. I am not to have a parsonage, nor could I fill one if I 
had it, but nevertheless, I shall give a warm welcome to any '83 man 
who may chance to follow the star of empire as far as the Centennial 
State, and into the town to which I go. Address, 36 Tompkins Place, 
Brooklyn, New York. 

Cornelius H. Patton writes : — " The only difference between 
my present self and myself two years ago is/that now I have a Rev. 
in front of my name, and a little keg of sermons stowed away in my 
desk. Otherwise I am unchanged. I look just the same (in fact I 
am still giving out my old Pach photos of '83 to my doting parish- 
ioners, and they don't know the difference), and I am still unmarried. 
Hatch says (he always was classical) ' Quid vita est sine uxoreV I 
have found it at least endurable. An unscrupulous class-mate of 
mine named Stuart remarked, when he heard of my theological ten- 
dencies : \Pat, you ought to go to reform school first.' It was a 
base insinuation, and I did not follow his advice, but took my B. D. 
from Yale without delay in May, '86. Then I preached for two 
months in Vermont, after which I had to take a rest. I began again 
in September, supplying a little church in Washington, D. C, and 
should have settled there, but that it was too near home. The family 
got into the habit of coming to hear me, and they recognized too 
many of my points. In November I started out on a grand tour of 
church inspection, and finally landed in Westfield, N. J., where I 
was ordained over the Congregational Church, February 16, 1887. 
Westfield is an old Jersey town, eighteen miles from New York, on 
the N. J. C. R. R., but now it is really a suburb of the city, as 
nearly all the men do business there. - My congregation is made 
up almost entirely of city people, and I find them delightful. I call 
it in many respects an ideal parish, just large enough, or small 
enough, to be comfortable, just exacting enough to be stimulating, 
and just discouraging enough to remind the sometimes over-expect- 
ant laborer that he is not yet entered into the toil of the perfected 



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vineyard of the Lord, but is still at work upon a section of this very 
hard and sinful earth. May the lines fall unto you all in as pleasant 
places." Address, Westfield, New Jersey. 

William L. Peet writes : — "Since the publication of the last Class 
Book, I have been working steadily at my paper, which has now be- 
come one of the best-paying trade journals on the coast. Of late I 
have been somewhat interested in politics, and am editing a political 
paper called The Citizen. I expect to continue at newspaper work 
for the next two or three years. I have not married, as I find San 
Francisco offers special inducements to bachelors." Address, The 
Pacific Lumberman & Contractor, /[nyi California street, San Fran- 
cisco, California. 

Benjamin W. Pennock writes : — " Soon after the publication of 
the last Class Book, I settled as minister to the orthodox church 
in the wilderness of Coleraine, Mass. Among the ministers in the 
Association, the theology of the tenth century prevailed, so it did not 
seem best to face the inquisition necessary for ordination. Hence, 
I did not gain from my first parish the honorable title of Reverend. 
I promised to serve there one year, but did not succeed in escaping 
for fifteen months. I finally concluded that my theological views 
were too liberal to be held by a small man in the Orthodox Church, 
though the 'big guns' hold and preach such opinions with impunity. 
On leaving Coleraine I went to Boston, where I lived through the fol- 
lowing winter. I preached during the winter in Unitarian pulpits, 
and have accepted a call to become minister to the Unitarian church 
in Ware. My term of labor here began April ist, 1888. I am very 
pleasantly situated, and shall be glad to welcome to my home any 
members of '8$ who can make it in their way to call." Married 
Sept. 1, 1886, at Amherst, Mass., B. W. Pennock and Minnie H. 
Smith of Amherst. Address, Ware, Mass. 

Charles H. Pratt writes : — " My occupation has continued to be 
the same in association with my former partners, on the Rio Pecas, 
under the firm of Wilkins Bros. & Co. My attention has been given 
individually to that form of ranch business that is included in the 
cattle and sheep industry, both raising and trading in live-stock. We 
have kept pace with the main features of Western life, in rapid 
growth and development, and count more flocks and a larger num- 
ber of cattle. The only leisure that I have enjoyed since the fall 



of '83 was a vacation of a few months last fall on a visit to my 
home. My health has been the very best, thanks to our invigorating 
climate, and my spirits good. I don't know but that I have been as 
happy as a single man could reasonably expect to be, though I feel 
as if the time was approaching when my circle of contentment might 
be made more complete by taking a better half." Address, Langtry, 
Val Verde County, Texas. 

Alexander Rae writes : — " Two weeks after completing my hos- 
pital service, in June, 1886, I assumed entire charge of my precep- 
tor's practice (Dr. Lewis, 102 Pierrepont street), while he took his 
vacation of two months. On his return I opened my own office, on 
Clinton street, and settled down to work, and have been meeting 
with fair success. Dr. Lewis is Professor of Anatomy at the L. I. 
Medical College, and I have been recognized as Assistant to that 
chair, as well as assistant to the Doctor in his private practice. The 
second year has been a repetition of the first, only, I am pleased to 
say, more so. I have done a great deal of work as assistant to the 
chair of Anatomy, at the College, and have profited thereby. I know 
not what more the oracle can say. I am not married, not engaged, 
and in fairly good health, and looking forward to June, when I hope 
to get a vacation." Address, 20 Clinton street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Henry T. Rainey writes :—" Since the appearance of the last 
Class Book I have been living here, and have been engaged all the 
time in the practice of my profession. About a year ago I was 
appointed Master in Chancery for this county, which office adds ma- 
terially to my income, and does not interfere with my practice on the 
common law side of our courts. I am at present engaged in a law 
practice which extends over several counties in this part of Illinois, 
and I have been retained in a number of important cases. I have 
succeeded in passing that period when I was generally looked 
upon as a ' young lawyer,' am fairly launched upon my career as 
an attorney, and my prospects are good. My business is already 
so large that I find it necessary to employ a stenographer by the 
month. T have given considerable attention to politics, and my 
chances for political preferment are fair. I am not, as yet, married." 
Address, Carrolton, III. 

Rush Rhees writes : — " My biography remains blessed in its 
dearth of annals. The past two year's have been spent in study at 



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Hartford, where I finished the theological course in May, 1888. Last 
summer I undertook the care of a small church in a Vermont town 
[Sherburne], and I hope in the near future to settle down to a longer 
experience of a like work. In fact, and in prospect, though not in 
theory, I am a celibate." 

Rhees won the prize for the best essay on a missionary topic 
at the Hartford Seminary graduation. Address, Plainfield, New 
Jersey. 

Charles E. Rounds writes: — "In response to a request for a 
letter giving my manner of life since the publication of the last 
class-book, I have to submit the following : that I have continued 
with the N. P. Elev. Co. since then. In September 1886, the Company 
moved its headquarters from Fargo, Dak., whither I then came and 
where I am now living. The 9th of last month [May] I was married 
to Miss Celia L. Ellsworth, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. B. Ellsworth 
of this city. The wedding took place at the Como Ave. Cong. 
Church, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. H. W. Gleason, 
Williams '77. Semple '83 stood up with me, and Kingman '83 was 
present to represent the class and add its sanction. I expect to 
make my home in Minneapolis and to remain with the N. P. Elev. 
Co. for the present." 

Address, Northern Pacific Elevator Company, Mimieapolis, Minn. 

Arthur P. Rugg writes : — " The story of my life, since the spring 
of 1886, is short, and devoid of noteworthy incident. My name 
was inscribed as a member of the Suffolk Bar in July, 1886. Until 
the following September was spent in vacation. Then I became 
associated with John R. Thayer, one of the leading attorneys of 
Worcester, Mass., my professional bark being fairly launched a 
little later by winning my first jury case. At the commencement of 
a second year in practice, I was admitted to partnership with Mr. 
Thayer. My abiding place is likely to be Worcester for an indefinite 
period, and my address 405 Main street." Address, 405 Main street, 
Worcester, Mass. 

George Rugg writes : — " Since the appearance of my former 
autobiography, I have taken a partner. Waiving the privilege of 
seniority, have consented to allow the firm name to v stand 'Mrs. 
Rugg & Co.' Our fortunes were linked July 20, 1887, at Brockton, 
Mass., my wife's former home. Her maiden name was Grace Agnes 



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Rogers. She had taught four years ; so had I. ' Birds of a feather 
flock together.' My life since college days has been spent among 
the chalk, dust and perplexities of the schoolroom. For two years I 
was principal of the Milford Classical School, Milford, Del. I bear 
willing witness to the fact that the teacher in Delaware to-day ob- 
tains a prestige and influence far beyond what he could have com- 
manded ten years ago. In Milford I was professor ; in New Bed- 
ford I am plain, simple Rugg as of yore. In '85 I left Delaware, 
and finally obtained the principalship of the Thompson Street Gram- 
mar School in this place. Our school numbers eleven teachers and 
320 pupils. What else do you want to know about me ? Do you 
care to hear that I have tried my wings in public speaking a half 
dozen times ; that I have written a few stray magazine articles ; 
that, in short, I have had those dreary ambitious for literary success, 
which most of us fail to realize in any marked degree ? Verily the 
world is cold and critical, and does not look with peculiar favor 
upon callow literati. Allow me to conclude my humble tale with a 
one, two, three for Eighty-Three." Address, 12 Bedford street, New 
Bedford, Mass. 

Edward E. Saben writes : — " It seems to me to be rather rough 
on the average man to be asked to deliver a chapter of his autobio- 
graphy biennially. You know I always^ was a chronic kicker, and I 
didn't like to go back on my reputation at this late (?) period of life. 
Allow me to suggest that it is the married men who can, and per- 
haps will, best fill the pages of our quinquennial class-book, and I 
ask you to pay particular attention to them, and the rest of us — ' let 
us off easy.' " Address, care JDennison Manufacturing Co., Boston, 
Mass., or 1 10 Pearl street, Somerville, Mass. 

Oliver C. Semple writes : — " 1 am still at the same address, as 
given you for the former publication, and in the same business. I 
am neither married nor engaged, but am living well otherwise ; pos- 
sibly also in that respect. Our law business is now transacted under 
the name of Koon & Semple." Address, Koon 6° Semple, 350 Temple 
Court, Minneapolis, Minn. 

Henry A. Simonds writes : — " To the mediocre nothing event- 
ful occurs, so you must not expect anything startling from me. 
After my eastern trip in the summer of '86, I returned to my old 
position in Missouri, and taught there the following year. In May 



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'87, I was offered the department of Latin, Greek and German in 
Nebraska Central College, which I accepted. I spent the summer 
here, studying, of course. On the 19th of September little Simonds 
number two came to bless us, and he is doing it to perfection. (If 
any of you think you are the father of two prettier little fellows, 
show them up, and if you have, I will pay all bills for the round trip, 
but do not think that in this contest a doctor s certificate alone will be 
enough to get the prize). Should any of you happen this way do not 
be afraid to call. We are on the U. P. through line 132 miles west 
of Omaha, and shall be pleased to see any or all of you." 

The name of " Sy's " second is William Adams Simonds. 

Address, Central City, Nebraska. 

Harry A. Smith writes : — " The two years since I wrote have 
been spent in this city at the same work. This year I am studying 
at the Academy of Design, and I find it very congenial. Last sum- 
mer I was in Boston for two months on business, and had a delight- 
ful time visiting with the fellows living there. I am not engaged nor 
married, and cannot foresee the time when I shall be able to afford 
the luxury." 

P.S. — Haven't smoked for seven months. Address, 63 Washington 
Square, New York City. 

Isaac F. Smith writes : — " Since the last class book was pub- 
lished I have been teaching in a private school in this city (New 
York), and tutoring besides." 

Address, P. O. Box, 407, Provincetown, Mass. 

Osgood Smith writes : — "In the Summer of 1886 I received the 
degree of A. M. in course from Amherst College. Since that time I 
have studied law at the Harvard Law School and in the office of 
Symonds & Libby, of Portland, Maine. The number of Amherst 
men in the Harvard Law School is now seven, and it is hoped there 
will be many more next year." Address 105 State Street, Portland, 
Maine. 

William B. Sprout writes : — " If you would but ask me to write 
of some other person, I should be a better biographer. I could write 
you that ' Bob ' Warren runs into the office occasionally with 
everything about him suggesting the bond-holder, excepting his hair, 
which has a suggestion of Nihilism. Prosperous and happy is our 



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friend Bob. Or I could say a word for A. P. Rugg, who has' got a 
firm hold on the ladder already and bids fair to be a climber. Look 
out for him, you lawyers up stairs ! Comins and Hyde are respect- 
ively doing all the business that is done in two adjoining towns. How 
about myself? I am just here." Address, Room 119, 405 Main St., 
Worcester, Mass. 

Henry D. Stebbins writes : — " There are three reasons why the 
second section of my autiobigraphy cannot equal the first. There is 
a mathematical decrease of one year to start with. Secondly, my 
calling has continued a peaceful one. And lastly, the aforesaid call- 
ing is supposed to discountenance fictious anecdotes. My class here 
[Berkeley Div. School] numbers but ten men, quite a contrast to 
'83. There is no marking system and cuts are only recorded in the 
mind of our chaplain. It is a step beyond the privileges of Senior 
year. I often see the Wesleyan men about the streets here. They 
remind me of Amherst men in a vague sort of way only, as the 
resemblance is not close. As an Episcopalian, I believe myself to 
be an impartial judge as between the two colleges. It is necessary 
to get off as an 'Irishism ' in order to tell you the most important 
part of my history, that is, I must go to the future and tell you that 
I shall be ordained on the 30th of May, 1888, if all goes well mean- 
while. Keeping to my usual custom of not taking prizes, I cannot 
claim to be engaged." 

Stebbins begins work ac Holland Patent, N. Y., July 1st. 

Address Cazenovia, New York. 

Fred. W. Stickney writes : — " I should prefer not to make a 
statement for publication in the next class-book." Address, Fond du 
Lac, Wisconsin. 

William Z. Stuart writes : — " Since my last class letter nothing 
of importance has happened to me. I am still with the Kimberly 
and Clark Co., the largest paper manufacturers in the country. I am 
satisfied with my position and prospects. Expect to stay here till 
I am 'fired.' Will welcome any of my classmates or friends who 
can look me up." Address, Neenah, Wisconsin. 

George M. Trowbridge writes : — " I have not much to say for 
myself as to the past two years. I am still practising law, and for a 
year past have been by myself. My shingle has attracted clients 
enough to keep me busy, and I am doing well. The care of some 



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business property of which I have charge takes much of my time. 
I am also secretary of an insurance company, director of a new 
railroad, and occasionally dip into real estate trades, so you will see 
that my occupations are sufficiently varied." 

Trowbridge's father died in January, 1887, and in consequence his 
home was moved from Riverside to Chicago. Address, 94 Washing- 
ton Street, Chicago, III. 

Charles A. Tuttle writes : — "In September, 1886, after a two 
years' course of study in Political Economy, General Constitutional 
and Administrative Law, and International Law (at Heidelberg, Ger- 
many), I came to Amherst college as Instructor in Political Econ- 
omy, which position I still hold." Address, Amherst, Mass. 

George A. Tuttle writes : — " The sick and wounded are so nu- 
merous that I barely find time to eat. Now I am at liberty and have 
plenty of time to write. I have no series of great achievements to 
relate. I remained in Roosevelt Hospital for two years, from June 
7, 1886, to June 1, 1888, and during the last six months was house 
surgeon. New I am looking about for a place to settle down and 
practice. I shall probably remain in New York City, but my per- 
manent address I am unable to give you." Since writing the above 
Tuttle has opened an office at 220 W. 46th St. 

Address, 220 W. 46th St., New York City, 

Williston Walker writes : — " My biography, since the publica- 
tion of the last class-book, has been simply a carrying out of the 
plans there outlined. I was married June 1, 1886, to Miss Alice 
Mather of Amherst, and sailed at once for Europe. In October of 
that year, I entered the University of Leipzig, where I am still a 
student. My chief study has been History. I have paid some atten- 
tion also to the History of Philosophy, German Literature and 
Physical Geography. In the spring vacation of 1887, Mrs. Walker 
and I made a journey through Italy, and in the summer vacation of 
that year, we enjoyed a similar trip in Switzerland, with Prof, and 
Mrs. Mather. With the exception of the time thus spent, I have 
been in Leipzig. My address is Emilien Strasse 13 II. I shall remain 
here till graduating, which I hope to do in the late summer or early 
autumn of this year (1888) ; and then return to the United States. 
My intention is, as I stated in the last issue of the class-book, to 
teach History." Address, 58 Grove Street, Hartford, Conn. 



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Clarence E. Ward has not replied to any letters from the 
secretary. He is still in Riverton, Conn. " Ches." writes concerning 
him : " When I last heard from ' Govy ' Ward he was at Riverton ; 
this was last August [1887]. He was for some time employed by 
the Bureau of Education of Connecticut. He is now one of the Su- 
pervisors of this town. Last year he ran for representative to the 
Connecticut Legislature on the Democratic ticket. I have not heard 
from him for six months." Address, Riverton, Conn. 

Frank D. Warren writes : — " I have little to communicate, 
perhaps nothing except that I have changed my base of operation 
from the mill at Pepperell, Mass., where my last bulletin located 
me, to the commercial field of the paper business in New York City 
where I am to be found at 281 Stewart Building." Address, 281 
Stewart Building, New York City. 

Charles H. Washburn writes : — " I am still settled over the 
Congregational church in Berlin. Life of the parsonage has gone 
on without much worthy to be made public. On the 25th of March, 
1887, little Ruth Emery Washburn came to our home and has al- 
ready proved a treasure rare. As for honors, I have none other 
than patience 'to endure as a good soldier of the Lord Jesus Christ.'" 
Address, Berlin, Mass. 

Elbridge J. Whitaker writes : — " In the letter furnished for 
our first class history, I stated that I had just been elected principal 
of the Wrentham High School. During past two years I have been 
engaged in the pleasant duties connected with that position. Also 
for two years I have been a member of the governing board of the 
Norfolk Co. Teacher's Association. I am still looking towards that 
' bar ' where so many worthy members of 1883 have gone before." 
Address, 29 Main Street, Charlestown, Mass. 

Charles T. C. Whitcomb. — '• Whit's " letter is so long that he 
must forgive me if I cut it somewhat severely. He says : — " I am 
still a pedagogue. Although elected several times to schools very 
near Boston, with increased salaries, I have preferred to remain here 
in Sandwich, for all things are very congenial to me. I have a bright 
school and its grade is high. Preparing scholars for college and the 
School of Technology has been an important part of my work. 
When I think that, at the coming Commencement at Amherst, one 



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of the pupils, whom I fitted for college, will take his diploma, I begin 
to feel old. But this is not one's feeling ordinarily. The great 
charm of the teacher's life lies in the fact that he is associated with 
young people all the time. He feels young himself. The idea that 
that such a life is monotonous is far from true ; every moment of 
the day is occupied with something new. I am still unmarried, and 
am beginning to feel a little dubious of the future, for the halo of 
romance which usually surrounds the college student is fast disap- 
pearing. The teaching fraternity may be envied, I presume, in one 
thing — vacations. Mine have been periods of rest and enjoyment 
mainly, and sometimes I might have been seen in the dense forests 
of Maine, and at others listening to the billows of the Atlantic as they 
roll in and break on the sandy shore of old Cape Cod. But the 
future ! It maybe a student's life at some University a year or two, 
or a continuation of my present profession." Address, Province- 
town, Mass. 

Charles T. Whittlesey writes : — " After spending the summer 
of 1886 at home, I returned to Yale Divinity School, where I gradu- 
ated May 19, 1887. I spent a couple of weeks at home, then started 
for this place [Carrington, Dakota], where I have been since June 
17th. Carrington is a small town, about five years old, but with 
boundless possibilities of growth. I have preached in three counties 
here, and the only minister for two counties, except two foreigners 
who preach in their own language [German and Scandinavian]. I 
was ordained October 7, 1887. November 24th, I preached the first 
Thanksgiving sermon ever delivered in Foster County ; and De- 
cember 24th, our Christmas concert and Christmas tree afforded the 
first entertainment of the kind in the country. Our tree came from 
Minnesota, for trees of any kind are not abundant here. I came 
here for three months, but expect to stay until the middle of next 
August, when I hope to start for the Pacific Coast, visiting the Yel- 
lowstone National Park on the way. I hope to return to New Eng- 
land in 1889 or 1890, either for a visit or to settle down. I like the 
west in general, and this field in particular, very much, but I want to 
travel a little, and I consider the present the best time." Address, 
Hotchkissville, Conn. 



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kOTQZ J?. %llxSOU f 



BOP^N ^PF?IIi 6, 18§d, AT EflSW GI^EE^, F^EI^IME^ (§0., H. Y. 
DIED MAY 4, 1888, ACT UCTIGA, H. Y. 

He attended the Triennial Reunion, but was not well at the time. 
In August of the same year he had an attack of malarial fever, but 
recovered his strength sufficiently to return to work in the Oneida 
National Bank of Utica, in September. In October he contracted a 
severe cold on his lungs, and in December was compelled to resign 
his position in the bank. The latter part of the winter and spring 
of 1887 were spent in Thomasville, Georgia, and the summer and 
autumn in the Adirondacks, but without avail. Last winter he re- 
mained at his home, 118 Broad street, Utica, too sick to go away, 
and he died there on the 4th of May. 



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A Supplement 

containing the record of members of the class who left 
college before the end of the course. 



James W. Allen writes : — " Although many and important 
changes frequently occur in a man's life in the course of two years, 
I can hardly claim that anything especially interesting has happened 
to me since our triennial report appeared. I am still endeavoring to 
fill the same position I have occupied for six or seven years, that of 
bookkeeper and cashier of the Worcester Evening Gazette. I have 
been interested in several outside matters which have been more or 
less prosperous, but in nothing to take my time away from my regu- 
lar business. I still find my state of single blessedness quite bearable, 
and am fast acquiring the habits of established bachelordom. From 
the house to the office, the office to the club, and the club back to 
the house, with an occasional switching off to entertainments, is 
the program carried out from day to day with commendable regu- 
larity. On the whole I am happy and prosperous, and trust all of 
'83's boys will be able to report the same." Address, The Evening 
Gazette, Worcester, Mass. 

William C. Atwater writes :— " In regard to myself, I can 
simply say that the world is treating me very well. I came here last 
July as the representative of Jno. J. Shonk and Son, miners and 
shippers of anthracite coal. This last month, I have received 
another responsibility by having been made treasurer of the Pocas- 
set Coal Co. of Fall River. I am engaged and expect some fine day 
to be married." Address, 4 Liberty Square, Boston, Mass. 

Conrad M. Bardwell writes : — "After leaving Amherst in 1881, 
I taught for two years in Haydenville, Mass., and in 1883 came to 
Chicago, and secured a position as teacher at Washington Heights, 
a suburb, twelve miles south of the city. I remained there until the 
next spring, when I was elected Principal at Marengo, Ills. Since 



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1 886 I have been Superintendent of schools in this place (Tipton, 
Iowa), and expect to remain for the present. I was married June 
17, 1886, to Miss Anna L. Woleben of Marengo. I have one son, 
Robert Cousins Bardwell, born Jan. 1st, 1888." Address, Tipton, Iowa. 

Everett N. Blanke " experienced the important event of his 
twenty-sixth birthday on August 29, 1887. He continues to live 
without a wife in the Hotel St. George, Brooklyn Heights, and 
he has been the Associate Editor of the Daily Eagle since April 
25, 1887. On that date he resigned from the reportorial staff 
of the New York Herald, his resignation being voluntary and pre- 
meditated on his part, and the source of no inconvenience or morti- 
fication to James Gordon Bennett. His work on the Eagle has been 
the daily composition of editorial articles of a political, moral, hum- 
orous, or satirical character, the responsibility for which is heroically 
assumed by Hon. St. Clair McKelway, Editor-in-chief." 

Blanke has left the Eagle and is now on the Citizen in Brooklyn. 
Address, Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Thomas Cochran taught In the Polytechnic Institute in Brook- 
lyn, until Dec. 1887, when he entered the employ of Lazell, Dalley 
& Co., 90-94 Maiden Lane, New York City. 

Address, care Dr. D. H. Cochran, B.C. P. I. Brooklyn, N. Y. 

George "W. Foster has not answered. He was a table waiter 
in the Crawford House in Boston, in Feb. 1887. He left that place, 
and his brother says he does not know whether he is at home in Am- 
herst, N. H., or what he is doing, or has been doing, or whether he 
has committed suicide, or what. His brother's address is 47 Blue 
Hill Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Boston, Mass. That address or Am- 
herst, N. H, will perhaps reach him. 

Charles E. French writes: — "From the 1st of June, 1886, to 
September 1st, I followed the sometimes laborious, but more often 
uneventful, career of a business man, as Secretary and Treasurer of 
The Cleveland Carbon Company, a concern I helped to organize in 
1884. About Sept. 1, 1887, a gentleman presented himself who had 
conceived such a liking for the business in general and mine in par- 
ticular that a satisfactory offer induced me to part with it. I thus 
found myself out of business, with not so large a pile but that I must 
make additions to it. Shortly after this the delusive advertisements 



of cheap railroad rates to California proved too much for me, and my 
wife and I started out to see it for ourselves, expecting to reach our 
home again June i, 1888. Life has not been without its share of 
sorrow, as my mother's death occurred in August, 1886, leaving me, 
aside from my wife, alone in the world. To any of the boys who 
are looking West I can safely say that California is a good place for 
any and all, and that there is plenty of room for everybody." Ad- 
dress, 10 1 5 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. 

Frank J. Goodwin writes : — " Since last writing a history of my 
life during three years of a graduate's experience I have pursued my 
way in the quiet study of theological dogmas, at the Union Theo- 
logical Seminary in New York. Here I have been a calm observer 
of the conflicts of theologians and have taken the privilege of the 
old Roman witnesses of the gladiatorial contests, giving my decision 
of 'habet ' according as the weaker is compelled to yield to his foe 
and die by a logical thrust. Thus spending my time as an eye- 
witness of the ' Battle of the Books,' I have not attained to any 
place of prominence in politics or civil life, nor have I allowed my- 
self to be entangled in the bewitching meshes of Venus. On gradu- 
ating in May, I intend either to take a charge somewhere in the 
East, or spend a year in New Haven Theological Seminary and 
delight myself a little longer in the quiet and still air of study. 
Address, 228 Front Street, New York City. 

Walter P. Hendrickson has been a medical student in New 
York City during the past year, living at 233 Fifth avenue, Brooklyn. 
Address, New Bedford, Mass. 

Edward B. Herrick writes : — " In June, 1886, 1 was in Ottawa, 
Kansas, practising medicine. I remained there until the following 
November when I went to New York City, where I was in private 
practice until June, 1887. I then went to Sanford Hall (a private 
retreat for the care and treatment of the insane), Flushing, Long 
Island, as Assistant Medical Superintendent, where I remained until 
September of last year. I then came to Amherst and opened The 
Terrace, a private asylum for the care and treatment of mental and 
nervous diseases, over which I am Medical Superintendent, I am 
also associated with my mother, Mrs. W. D. Herrick, as physician to 
her Home for Delicate and Nervous Children and Youth." Ad- 
dress, Amherst, Mass. 



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Ting Liang Ho. — Nothing is known of Ho. Perhaps the ad- 
dress given in the last class book will reach him. 
Address, care American Consulate, Shanghai, China. 

Frank T. Hopkins writes: — ''On June i, 1887,1 completed 
my two years' service at the Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, 
and then immediately entered upon a year of service at the N. Y. 
Foundling Asylum, 68th Street and 3d Avenue. This is a large in- 
stitution, giving valuable experience in all kinds of children's dis- 
eases, and having a large maternity service connected with it. In 
May, 1888, before I had completed the year, I resigned to take ad- 
vantage of an excellent opening which was offered me at Fishkill- 
on-the-Hudson, and at this place I am now practising. My prospects 
are unusually good. I am already very busy. I enjoy good health 
and have hopes of success. I still keep bachelor's hall, and instead 
of a wife I have a horse." Address, Fishkill-on-Hudso?i, N. Y. 

George Frank Jewett writes :— " I graduated from Harvard 
in June, 1886. I taught chemistry in the Harvard Summer School 
during that summer. I taught in the Cambridge High and Latin 
Schools during the following school year. In June, 1887, I was 
elected Principal of the Marlboro High School where I now am. 
My school is a very pleasant one and I am enjoying my work." 
Address, Marlboro, Mass. 

Elias B. Jones, writes :— " I was in the National Bank of Re- 
demption (Boston), when you last heard from me, for our first book, 
and remained there until June, 1886, when I took the position which 
I now hold, of Discount Clerk at the State National Bank of Boston. 
My marriage, which was hinted at as a possible occurrence in the 
last class-book, took place June 23, 1887, to Miss Belle Blodgett, of 
Newtonville, Mass., where I now reside, with a comparatively clear 
conscience and at peace with all my neighbors." Address, State 
National Bank, Boston, Mass. 

Nathaniel H. Kirby writes:— " Many things have happened 
since my last letter of which I need say nothing here. I have left 
Binghamton and am practicing my profession here in Saginaw, 
Mich. I had been in the far west for two or three months past on a 
visit and prospecting, when I happened to drop into Saginaw, and 
here I am, with the prospect of remaining the rest of my time on 



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earth. I have determined to ' go to it alone ' through life, and as 
for anything about me that would interest the boys I have no news." 
Address, Saginaw, Michigan, or Nichols, N. Y. 

William D. Kirby writes: — " I have not written you concerning 
my business, as I have none at present. I expect to locate in Ten- 
nessee about next fall." Address, Nichols, N. Y. 

William C. Kitchin has written a letter, which is so long that 
only a portion can be quoted here. — He left Amherst at the the close 
of the winter term, Freshman year, entered Syracuse University, and 
took his A. B. in 1882. He was married a few days before Com- 
mencement and sailed with his wife Aug. 28, 1882, for Japan, to en- 
gage in the missionary service of the M. E. Church. For the first 
three years in Japan he was Principal of Cobleigh Seminary, Na- 
gaski, keeping up his study meanwhile and gaining the degrees of 
A. M. and Ph. D. from Syracuse. 1885-6 he was professor of the 
English Language and Literature in the Keio-Gi-Jiku, a large 
Japanese College in Tokyo. Since 1886, he has held a similar chair 
in the Anglo-Japanese College, the Methodist Mission College in 
Japan. At the time of writing he was preparing to leave Japan for 
the U. S. in order to study Modern Literature for two or three years 
at Johns Hopkins. He has been a frequent contributor to the news- 
paper and periodical press, and has published several books mostly 
text books for teaching English in Japan, or translations. " I often 
think," he says, "of the few pleasant months I spent among you, but 
I never dreamed of any of you thinking of the transient classmate 
that came among you and went away again, too much, he thought, 
after the manner of Bede's swallow, to be remembered by those whose 
companionship he enjoyed during his brief sojourn." Address, 182 
East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York. 

Frank H. Knight writes : — " The events of my life since the 
last class reunion may be comprehended in the single statement that 
1 have been engaged in studying law in the office of Hyde, Gross & 
Hyde of this city [Hartford]." Address, East Hartland, Conn. 

Hohannes Krikorian writes : — " I left Amherst in 1881, and 
went to New Haven to study in the Theological Department of Yale 
University. There I finished my course in 1883, and received the 
degree of B. D. Then I returned to my native town, Aintab, 



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Asiatic Turkey, where I was invited to the Central Turkey College 
to teach there Moral Philosophy and Evidences of Christianity. In 
1885 I was called to the chair of Goodell Professorship of Mental 
and Moral Philosophy and Evidences of Christianity in the same 
institution, which position I have been holding to the present time. 
Central Turkey College was established in 1872, at Aintab, by the 
co-operation of the American Board and the Evangelical American 
Churches in this vicinity. There are about eighty students in the 
College, almost all of them being Armenians. I am not married yet. 
But the reason is not any dislike of the fair sex." Address, Central 
Turkey College, Aintab, Turkey. 

William H. Leonard writes : — " After my marriage in May, 

1886, I boarded in Taunton, coming to Boston every day, until 
October, 1887, when I moved to Quincy, Mass., eight miles out of 
Boston, and began housekeeping. We had a daughter born April 11, 

1887, and have named her Perl Richardson Leonard. This daughter 
is the only property I have, but I consider her about as good an in- 
vestment as a fellow can make. In August, 1886, I changed my 
place of business from 23 Court street to the Equitable Building, 
150 Devonshire street. My experiences in my profession are much 
the same as are understood to be common to young attorneys. I 
have had the good fortune to be connected in the capacity of Junior 
Counsel in some cases of magnitude, and though the pecuniary ad- 
vantages have not yet been great, yet I consider that the experience 
gained may be of value in the future. I am making a specialty of 
Insolvency Practice, although I do any business of a respecable 
nature (except criminal), in which there is any bread and butter. 
I am happy to say that since I have been in practice I have been 
able to have at least two meals almost every day, and sometimes 
three on Sundays." Address, Equitable Building, 150 Devonshire 
street, Boston, Mass. 

Sarkis Levonian writes: — "I left Amherst College in 1881 
and went to Sheffield Scientific School of New Haven to pursue 
my studies there in Mathematics and Civil Engineering. I fin- 
ished my course there in 1883, and received the degree of Ph. B. 
Returning to my native land I was called to the Central Turkey 
College at Aintab to teach Mathematics, Mineralogy and Geology. 
Since that time I have been teaching those studies, and expect 
ot continue in holding the same position. In the meantime I could 



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not do much in regard to Civil Engineering. I had only one class 
of three students last year in that department, and I hope to have 
another class next year. I married Miss W. R. H. Manissadjian in 
1884, August 20, and we have a little daughter, Julia, over two- 
and-a-half years old." Address, Central Turkey College, Aintab, 
Turkey. 

Frederic B. Mitchell writes :— " Little or nothing of interest 
to. the class has happened to me or mine since the publication of the 
last class-book. I am still teaching the young idea in the town of 
Thomastown, Conn., and am fully absorbed in what now seems to 
be my life-work. I have written no rhymes of late, ' grinds,' or 
otherwise, but I trust soon to be able to show that the mantle has 
fallen upon my pupils, as I intend publishing a pamphlet volume of 
their poems before long." Address, Thomastown, Conn. 

Henry A. Norton has at last been heard from. He is now liv- 
ing at West Wareham, Mass. He is in business and doing well. He 
is married and supports a family. The use of a plural pronoun in 
his letter indicates that he has more than one child, but how many 
there are he does not say. Address P. O. Box 42, West Wareham, 
Mass., or Box 37, Edgartown, Mass. 

Frank H. Oliver writes: — " I was employed, as stated in the 
last class-book, up to March 1, 1887, when I entered the service of 
the National Express Company as stenographer. I was married 
March 9, 1888, when, their treatment of a stenographer being plan- 
ned on a starvation basis, I went to work in the same capacity for 
the United States Express Company, 175 Devonshire street, Bos- 
ton, Mass., which is my present address. My abilities as a steno- 
grapher are of no mean quality. In addition to my work with this 
Company, I am otherwise employed in reporting sermons, and my 
qualities as a phonographer are constantly developing. I have a 
nice little baby boy, born February 11, 1888, named Robert Nelson 
Oliver." Address, United States Express Company, 175 Devonshire 
street, Boston, Mass. 

Edward S. Orr writes: — " The only changes in my affairs, since 
the last letter, are that I have become President of the ' Wing Flour 
Mill Co.,' and have been elected a Director of the St. Louis & 
Chicago Railway, Am neither married nor engaged, and no pro- 
spects of either." Address, Charleston, III. 



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Albert R. Palmer writes : — " Very little of importance has 
transpired in my life since I wrote you on a similar occasion two 
years ago. It had been my hope and desire to be in Amherst at 
Commencement this year, but I find it will probably be impossible for 
me to get there before the middle or the last of July. I had antici- 
pated a great deal of pleasure in seeing once more the old familiar 
faces of '83, and in comparing notes on our various successes so 
far in life, receiving no doubt a great many tips myself, and being 
able probably to give a few. Very few are they whom I have met 
since I took up my residence in Chicago. To be sure, the class is 
well represented here, as well probably in members as in any one 
city, but the majority are scattered all over the country. Among 
others who have called upon me here was Callahan, who was here 
last July attending the teacher's convention. He informed me that Oli- 
ver, a former member of '83, was a married man. This was news 
to me, if it is not to the balance of the class. From this I argue that 
there is still hope for some of the rest of us bachelors. Two years 
ago you asked us to answer a few questions of a personal nature. 
If you desire similar answers now, I must ask to be excused for not 
answering, and thereby I will not give away any marriageable inten- 
tions or anything of a similar nature." Address, Marshall, Field 
6° Co., Retail Carpet Department, Chicago, III. 

Francis W. Perry was married about November, 1882, to Miss 
Georgia Woolson, of Chicopee, Mass. Shortly after that time he 
was reported employed as instructor of music and English at Shaw 
University, Raleigh, North Carolina. He is now one of the con- 
ductors of Taunton Academy of Music, Taunton, Mass., and can be 
addressed there or at 445 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, Mass. He has 
not answered any letters. 

Clayton D. Smith writes : — " I am still in Chester, pegging 
away at the practice of law, and have met with fair success. I yet 
remain in a state of single blessedness, but have about concluded 
there may be some truth in the statement that ' it is not good for 
man to live alone." Address, Chester, or Huntington, Mass. 

Levi Smith, Jr., writes : — " 1888 finds me in about the same 
condition regarding fortune and position as 1886 left me. I am still 
following the pursuit of mining with great expectations, but owing 
to the low price of silver it is up-hill business. No matrimonial 



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developments as yet." Address, Belleville, Esmeralda County, 
Nevada. 

John B. Walker writes: — "After having completed my course 
at the Harvard Medical School (June, 1887), I received an appoint- 
ment upon the Surgical Service of the Boston City Hospital, where 
I shall remain until July 1st, 1888. It is my present intention then 
to go abroad for a year to further complete my studies." Walker 
is to be in Vienna for the next 18 months. Address, care A. H. 
Walker, Amherst, Mass. 

J. Wheelwright has not responded. 
Address, South By field, Mass. 

Gurdon W. Williams writes — " I am still practising law ; am 
now at No. 81 Diamond street, Pittsburg, and about a year ago 
founded a legal partnership with my brother, N. S. Williams, of 
'77, Amherst. I am neither married nor engaged ; have not made 
my fortune as yet, hold no office, and am still a Republican in my 
politics. The only sign of increasing age that I notice about 
myself is that I am getting bald-headed." Address, 81 Diamond 
street, Pittsburg, Pa. 



Obituary Record. 



George P. Ellison, born at East Creek, Herkimer Co., N. Y., 
April 6, 1859 ; died at Utica, N. Y., May 7, 1888. 

Scott Smith Silliman, born 1855, at Stamford, N. Y.; died May 
29, 1884, at Kingston, N. Y. 

Hugh McKee Jones, died October 2, 1881, at Harrodsburg, 
Kentucky. 

Harry Irving Reed, born June 20, i860, at East Weymouth, 
Mass.; died November 29, 1883, at East Weymouth, Mass. 



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Resolutions. 



Whereas, our former classmate, Harry Irving Reed, was, in the 
providence of God, removed from us by death soon after our course 
at Amherst ended, as those with whom a portion of his student days 
was passed, we desire to express both our sorrow at the loss and our- 
appreciation of what he was. We remember his modest, yet cordial 
spirit, his fidelity to duty, his Christian temper and bearing. 
Though his latter years on earth were clouded by a long struggle 
with disease, we believe that there has come to him now the lasting 
victory and the peace and joy of those who have entered upon eter- 
nal years. 

Resolved, That his relatives and family friends be hereby acquaint 
ed with our action, and thus be made aware of our sympathy with 
them in their bereavment. 

Howard A. Bridgman, 
Edward S. Parsons, 

Committee. 

Whereas, it has pleased God to take from us by death our class- 
mate and friend, Scott Smith Silliman, we hereby bear our testimony 
to the purity and strength of his Christian character and to the ear- 
nestness with which he was entering upon the work of his life. That 
life ended abruptly at its beginning. He did not live to see the re- 
sults in active work of the years he had spent in study and training. 
But we believe that, in the plan of God, nothing that is good is ever 
lost, and that somewhere in God's universe our friend is completing 
in joyful, efficient service the life he began among us. 

Resolved, That we transmit to the relatives and friends a copy of 
these resolutions as a mark of our sincere sympathy with them in 
their loss. 

Howard A. Bridgman, 
Edward S. Parsons, 

Committee. 

Again, God, in his providence, has removed from us by death a 
classmate, this time George P. Ellison. We remember, among his 
many good qualities, the unfailing kind-heartedness and good nature, 



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by reason of which he brought sunshine into every group of friends he 
joined. We mourn his loss, and regret that we shall be permitted to 
see him and know him no more on earth, but we feel sure that he is 
still in the presence and under the care of a heavenly Friend, wisers 
better, more loving, than any earthly companions. 

Resolved, That we transmit to his relatives and friends a copv of 
these resolutions as an expression of our sorrow and our sympathy. 

Howard A. Bridgman, 
Edward S. Parsons, 

Committee. 



The Nursery. 



Solomon Russell Chesley, born March 29, 1885, at Pittsfield, Mass. 

(The Class Boy.) 
Albert Goodnough Simonds, born May 16, 1885, at Farmington, Me. 
Elizabeth Lincoln Hyde, born May 17, 1886, at Southbridge, Mass. 
Israel Folsom Chesley, Jr., born December 28, 1886, at Pittsfield 

Mass. 
Ruth Emery Washburn, born March 25, 1887, at Berlin, Mass. 
William Adams Simonds, born September 19, 1887, at Central City, 

Nebraska. 
Clinton Jirah Backus, Jr., born September 22, 1887, at St. Paul 

Minn. 
Samuel B. Fairbank, born December 7, 1887, at Ahmednager, India. 
Jonathan Parsons Greenleaf, born May 2, 1888, at Hobart, N. Y. 
Edith M. Jewett, born May 20, 1883. 
Harold W. Reed, born early in 1884. 

Julia Levonian, born August 20, 1884, at Aintab, Turkey, 
Perl Richardson Leonard, born April n, 1887, at Taunton, Mass. 
Robert Cousins Bardwell, born January 1, 1888, at Tipton, Iowa. 
Robert Nelson Oliver, born February 11, 1888. 

Besides these Wheelwright has a daughter and Norton two chil- 
dren at least, whose names are not known to the Secretary. 



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The Triennial, 



The first reunion of the Class was held at Capt. Hill's restaurant, 
[formerly Muzzey's] in Amherst, on Wednesday morning, June 30, 
1886. The following members of the Class were present : Aborn, 
Adams, Backus, D. L. Bardwell, Boyden, Bridgman, Callahan, 
Chesley, Comins, Comstock, Cushman, Dyer, Ellison, Fairbank, 
Greenleaf, Griffin, Guernsey, S. W. Hallett, Houghton, Howland, 
Johnson, Marsh, H. C. Nash, Jr.,W. K. Nash, W. Orr, Jr., Patton, Pen- 
nock, A. P. Rugg, Saben, Simonds, O. Smith, Stebbins, Trowbridge, 
Whitaker, Whitcomb, Whittlesey, Goodwin, Knight — [38]. After the 
breakfast was over, Secretary Cushman called the meeting to order, 
and the presentation of the Class Cup followed, Boyden, Chairman 
of the Class Cup Committee, presenting it with a few words to 
Chesley, and the latter making a graceful response. Speeches of an 
informal character followed. Parsons was elected Secretary and 
Treasurer for the ensuing two years, and a committee, consisting of 
Adams and Fairbank, was appointed to apprise him of the fact by 
cable, and to present the thanks of the Class for service rendered in 
the preparation of the Class book. Stuart was re-elected President. 
Letters were read relative to the death of Silliman, and a committee 
appointed, consisting of the newly-elected Secretary and Bridgman, 
to communicate to his friends in proper resolutions the sorrow of the 
Class. These two gentlemen were made a permanent committee on 
resolutions. The report of those having charge of the Class book was 
then given, and it was voted that whatever deficit remained after the 
sale of the books, at fifty cents a piece, should be met from the class 
treasury. The Secretary was authorized to present copies of the 
book to the different societies and to individuals as he should deem 
proper. 

[Furnished by Bridgman.] 



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CLASS STATISTICS. 

Number. 

Class at Graduation 93 

during the Course 127 

Occupation. 

Business. — Ayer, Cahoon, Chesley, Claflin, Comins, Comstock, 
Cotton, Field, Fitts, Fowler, Griffin, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hyde, 
Johnson, Kendall, Lew, Low, McFarland, Marsh, Mason, 

Morse, Pratt, Rounds, Stickney, Stuart, Ward, Warren 29—31$ 

Allen, Atwater, Cochran, C. E. French, Jones, W. D. Kirby, 
Norton, Oliver, E. S. Orr, Palmer, L. Smith, Jr., Wheel- 
wright 12 

Total. 41=32$ 

Theology. — Butler, Byington, Clapp, Derebey, Dyer, Fairbank, 
Greenleaf, Hatch, Holt, Hooker, Newell, Parsons, Patton, Pen- 
nock, Rhees, Stebbins, Washburn, Whittlesey 18=20$ 

Goodwin 1 

Total 19=16$ 

Law. — Aborn, Adams. Cushman, Holcombe, Kingman, Lewis, H. C. 
Nash, Jr., Owen, Rainey, A. P. Rugg, Semple, O. Smith, Sprout, 

Trowbridge 14=16$ 

Knight, Leonard C. D. Smith, Williams 4 

Total 18=14$ 

Teaching. — Backus, D. L. Bardwell, Boyden, Callahan, S. W. Hal- 
lett, W. K. Nash, W. Orr, Jr., G. Rugg, Simonds, I. F. Smith, 

C. A. Tuttle, Whitaker, Whitcomb 13=14$ 

C. M. Bardwell, Jewett, Kitchin, Krikorian, Levonian, 
Mitchell 6 

Total 19=15$ 

Medicine. — Bancroft, W. L. Hallett, Hamlin, Haven, Houghton, 

Nichols. Rae, G. A. Tuttle 8= 9$ 

Hendrickson, Herrick, Hopkins, N. H. Kirby, J. B. 
Walker 5 

Total , 13=10$ 

Journalism. — Bridgman, Howland, Noyes, Peet 4= 4$ 

Blanke 1 



Total 5= 



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Unclassified. — E. W. French [Signal Service] ; H. A. Smith [Decora- 
tive Art]; W. Walker [Studying to teach] ; Perry [Music]; G. W. 

" Foster, Ho. Manning [Unknown] 7= 

Married. 

Ayer, Backus, D. L. Bardwell, Boyden, Chesley, Claflin, Comins, 
Cushman,Dyer,Fairbank, Fowler, Greenleaf, Hatch, Holt, Hyde, 
Lew, McFarland, Mason, Owen, Pennock, Rounds, C. Rugg, 

Simonds, Sprout, W. Walker, Washburn 26=28 

C. M. Bardwell, C. E. French, Herrick, Jewett, Jones, Kit- 
chin, Leonard, Levonian, Mitchell, Norton, Oliver, Wheel- 
wright 12 

38=30$ 
Children born to 

Backus (1), Chesley (2), Fairbank (1), Greenleaf (1), Hyde (1), Si- 
monds (2), Washburn (1, 9 

C. M. Bardwell (1), Jewett (1), Leonard (1), Levonian (1), 
Norton (2, perhaps more), Reed (1), Oliver (1) Wheel- 
wright (1) 9 

18 

Deaths. 

Ellison, Silliman 2 

H. M. Jones, Reed 2 



GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 

UNITED STATES. 

Arizona. 

E. W. French 1 

California. 

Peet • 1 

Colorado. 

Morse, Parsons 2 

Connecticut. 

Johnson, Walker, Ward, Knight, Mitchell 5 

Dakota. 

Whittlesey 1 

District of Columbia. 

Butler 1 

Florida. 

Adams 1 



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Illinois. 

Chicago. — Aborn, Claflin, Field, Trowbridge, Palmer. 6 

Outside Chicago.— McFarland, Rainey, E. S. Or 3 



9 
Iowa. 

C. M. Bardwell i 

Kansas. 

Fowler, Kendall 2 

Maine. 

Derebey, Hatch, O. Smith 3 

Maryland. 

Clapp I 

Massachusetts. 

Boston. — Bridgman, C. B. Foster, Holcombe, Owen, Saben, At- 
water, G. W. Foster, Jones. Leonard, Perry, Oliver. J. B. 

Walker 12 

Outside Boston. — Bancroft, Boyden, Byington, Callahan, Chesley, 
Comins, Comstock, Dyer, Fitts, Griffin, S. W. Halle tt, W. L. 
Hallett, Hendrickson, Howland, Hyde, Lew, Manning, H. C. 
Nash, Jr., W. K. Nash, W. Orr, Jr., Pennock, A. P. Rugg, 
G. Rugg, Sprout, C. A. Tuttle, Washburn, Whitaker, Whit- 
comb, Allen, Herrick, Jewett, Norton, C. D. Smith, Wheel- 
wright 33 



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Michigan. 

N. H. Kirby I 

Minnesota. 

Backus, Guernsey, Kingman, Rounds, Semple 5 

Missouri. 

Cotton r 

Nebraska. 

Simonds I 

Nevada. 

L.Smith i 

New Jersey. 

Houghton, Patton, Rhees 3 

Nwe Mexico. 

Cahoon ". I 

New York. 

New York City. — Cushman, Hamlin, Haven, Lewis, Marsh, Noyes, 
H. A. Smith, I. F. Smith, G. A. Tuttle, Warren, Goodwin n 

Outside New York City. — Ayer, D. L. Bardwell, Greenleaf, Holr, 
Low, Rae, Stebbins, Blanke, Cochran, Hopkins, W. D. Kirby. n 



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Ohio. 

C. E. French 

Oregon. 

Nichols 

Pennsylvania. 

Williams 

Texas. 

Pratt 

Vermont. 

Hooker 

Wisconsin. 

Hamilton, Stickney, Stuart , 3 

Wyoming. 

Mason 1 

New England 55 

andN. Y 76 

" " " Ills. , and Minn 90 

East of the Miss. River 97 

West of" " " 20 

Total in U. S 117 

FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

China. 

Ho 1 

India. 

Fairbank I 

Japan. 

Newell, 

Kitchin 2 

Turkey. 

Krikorian, Levonian . . * 2 

Total in Foreign Countries 6 

Grand total 123 

Still in towns from which catalogued during course : 

Adams, Butler, Claflin, Comins, Comstock, Fairbank, Field, Griffin, 
W. L. Hallett, Hooker, Houghton, Hyde, Johnson, Kingman, W. D. 
Kirby, Low, Manning, H. C. Nash, ]>., W. K. Nash, Noyes, Rae, 
Rhees, G. Rugg, Saben, H. A. Smith, O. Smith, Sprout, Stebbins, 
Trowbridge, W. Walker, Ward, Whitcomb, Williams. 

Allen, Blanke, Cochran, Hendrickson, C. E. French, Oliver, L. 

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